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Disability News and Information Service is produced and managed
by:
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
A-77, South Extension, Part
- II,
New Delhi
110 024, India
Tel: 91-11-26265647, 26265648
Fax: 91-11-26265649
E-mail: secretariat@ncpedp.org
Website:
www.ncpedp.org
Developed by:
IndiaFin Technologies Ltd.
A B O U T D N I S
Our mission:
- Provide the right information on disability to the right people at the right time to facilitate a positive action
- Set
a national agenda for participation of persons with disability in nation building
Information
is a powerful tool. It can lead to self-advocacy and empowerment, if used intelligently.
This is what we firmly believe in at Disability News and Information Service (DNIS)
- a fortnightly news service on the Indian disability sector.
Disabled
people account for a whopping 6 percent of India's total population. Deprived
of basic rights, they are often ignored when our country planners look into new
changes in critical sectors like health, education, transport and commerce.
For
far too long, disability in India has been viewed as a thing of charity rather
than as a human rights issue. Although as a cultural trait charity may seem well
meaning, it creates a dependency syndrome - humiliating indeed for an individual's
self esteem.
DNIS aims to empower persons with disabilities by making them,
their family members and the society at large aware of their rights.
With
disability rapidly emerging as a rights movement in the country, DNIS aims to
set a national agenda for the policy makers, by disseminating information and
creating awareness about the rights of disabled people.
Our aim is to
mobilise NGOs, politicians, media, parents, disabled people, educationists, lawyers,
architects, designers, town planners, and other civic bodies to create a disabled-friendly
and barrier-free society.
We urge your participation by bringing important
issues to our attention, by disseminating information you receive from us and
by guiding our initiatives through your valuable suggestions.